Ethiopian PM defends military operations in Tigray region

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister is defending military operations against the country’s well-armed Tigray region, asserting that months of patiently trying to resolve differences have “failed” because of the regional leadership’s “criminal hubris and intransigence.” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a brief statement on Twitter asserts that the military operations “have clear, limited and achievable objectives _ to restore the rule